Well, mine also started at childhood. I always liked all sorts of animals, some as friends, some rather to eat. Like chickens. Being raised in a heavily outdoor environment far away from the city probably helped. Snakes have always been intriguing to me. Sometimes, as a little kid, I would put little snakes in my mouth, though I didn't eat them. I would stop my schoolmates from picking on little garden snakes, and would often times put myself in a staring contest with a snake. It was always a draw. I was always pretty good at keeping my eyes open. Literally, I could go for hours without blinking. Then there was the fact that the snakes were always comfortable with me. They never ran away, they never bit. I even was able to pick up rattlesnakes when visiting my uncles that lived in desert-like environments. I always liked lying in the shade, although being as big as I am, finding a place large enough but still with plenty of shade and such. I always really liked eggs. Just thought I'd mention that. I had a friend who was a native american, (I forget which tribe. They were one of the south-western ones.) he told me that I reminded him of a snake. I was, and still am a generally quiet person, never talking unless I have something real to say. "Your eyes," he would often say. "They don't blink often. And they are very green. You have the eyes of a snake." I was a snake, and he was a hawk. We would often have long staring contests in fifth grade. The talk of the school. But I always came out triumphant. It seems that in nature, natural predators could also become natural friends. We were plenty close. He was one of my first friends coming to America from Germany. I've also been pretty good in the medical field. I knew plenty of remedies, be they from supernatural or scientific means. My specialty was always toxins. I knew everything, from plants and frogs to elements on the periodic table. My knowledge of the human mind and anatomy was no less informative. Then there was my strength. I was always a big kid, being about 5'3 in first grade. High school? Closing in on 7'0" not too long after freshmen year. Now I'm 7'6" and still growing a tad bit. Just a tad bit left. 513 pounds. Plenty strong. Like any constrictor, really. But I never need it. My eyes tend to help me out enough. But yeah. I'm a snake of all sorts. Constrictor and viper. Poison and strength. That's me.
